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1 pull oneself up by one's (own) bootstraps
zichzelf opwerken, het alleen klaarspelenEnglish-Dutch dictionary > pull oneself up by one's (own) bootstraps
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2 pull oneself up by one's own bootlaces/bootstraps
pull oneself up by one's own bootlaces/bootstrapsEnglish-Dutch dictionary > pull oneself up by one's own bootlaces/bootstraps
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3 bootstrap
bootstrap1♦voorbeelden:¶ pull oneself up by one's (own) bootstraps • zichzelf opwerken, het alleen klaarspelen————————bootstrap2 -
4 own
adj. van mij (van jou, van haar, etc.); zelf--------v. behoren tot; dank verschuldigd zijn aan; erkennen; bezittenown1[ oon] 〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; voornaamwoord〉1 eigen ⇒ van … zelf, eigen bezit/familie♦voorbeelden:mind one's own business • zich met zijn eigen zaken bemoeienthey ate of their own cooking • zij aten uit hun eigen keukenleave someone to his/her own devices/resources • iemand aan zijn lot overlatenan own goal • een doelpunt in eigen doelput/set one's own house in order • orde op zaken stellentake the law into one's own hands • het recht in eigen handen nemen, voor eigen rechter spelentake matters into one's own hands • de zaak zelf onder handen nemenlet someone stew in his own juice • iemand in zijn eigen vet/sop gaar laten kokenbe one's own man/master • zijn eigen heer en meester/onafhankelijk zijnthe truth for its own sake • de waarheid op zich(zelf)my time is my own • ik heb de tijd aan mezelffor one's own use • voor eigen gebruiknot have a moment/minute/second to call one's own • geen moment voor zichzelf hebbenhe finally came into his own • eindelijk kreeg hij wat hem toekwamit has a value all its own • het heeft een heel bijzondere waardemay I have it for my own? • mag ik het echt hebben?/houden?he has a computer of his own • hij heeft zijn eigen computerfor reasons of his own • om persoonlijke redenenhave a way of his own • zo zijn eigen manier van doen hebbenmy own self • ikzelf, ik persoonlijkin his own (good) time • wanneer het hem zo uitkomt/uitkwam→ come into come into/————————own2♦voorbeelden:he owned to having said that • hij gaf toe dat hij dat gezegd hadII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉
См. также в других словарях:
bootstraps — To get on by one s own efforts ● boot * * * bootstraps UK [ˈbuːtˌstræps] US [ˈbutˌstræps] noun Phrase: pull yourself up by your bootstraps … Useful english dictionary
Bootstraps — Bootstraps: From an American Academic of Color (ISBN 0814103774) is a book by Victor Villanueva speaking of the troubles of assimilation due to his Puerto Rican heritage. [cite book |title=Writing Games: Multicultural Case Studies of Academic… … Wikipedia
bootstraps — n. to pull oneself up by one s own bootstraps ( to emerge from poverty through one s own efforts ) * * * to pull oneself up by one s own bootstraps ( to emerge from poverty through one s own efforts ) … Combinatory dictionary
bootstraps — boot|straps [ˈbu:tstræps] n [plural] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: bootstrap piece of leather or cloth attached to the back of a boot to make it easier to pull on (19 20 centuries)] pull/haul yourself up by your bootstraps to improve your position… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bootstraps — boot|straps [ but,stræps ] noun pull yourself up by your bootstraps to become richer or more successful through your own hard work, without anyone else s help … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bootstraps — [[t]bu͟ːtstræps[/t]] PHRASE: V inflects If you have pulled yourself up by your bootstraps, you have achieved success by your own efforts, starting from very difficult circumstances and without help from anyone … English dictionary
bootstraps — noun (plural) pull /haul yourself up by your bootstraps to improve your position and get out of a difficult situation by your own effort, without help from other people … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bootstraps — UK [ˈbuːtˌstræps] / US [ˈbutˌstræps] noun pull yourself up by your bootstraps … English dictionary
bootstraps — n. strap or tie of a boot v. accomplish by oneself, do without the help of others … English contemporary dictionary
pull yourself up by your bootstraps — I. Pull yourself up by your bootstraps If you pull yourself up by your bootstraps, you make the effort to improve things for yourself. II. Pull yourself up by your bootstraps If you pull yourself up by your bootstraps, you improve your problem or … The small dictionary of idiomes
by\ one's\ own\ bootstraps — • pull oneself up by the bootstraps • pull oneself up by one s own bootstraps • drag oneself up by one s boot straps adv. phr. To succeed without help; succeed by your own efforts. He had to pull himself up by the bootstraps … Словарь американских идиом
